# Leroy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈliːˌɹɔɪ/ · frequency rank #18,122

## Definitions
1. A surname from French, borne by English speakers.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename.
4. A placename.
5. A placename.

## Etymology
Transferred from the common French surname Leroy, meaning "the king".

## Easily confused with
- **ley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leroy-vs-ley)
- **loy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leroy-vs-loy)
- **levy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leroy-vs-levy)
- **Leto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leroy-vs-leto)
- **lorry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leroy-vs-lorry)
- **leo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leo-vs-leroy)
- **Leon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-leroy)
- **Lego** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lego-vs-leroy)
- **leno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leno-vs-leroy)
- **Larry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larry-vs-leroy)
- **lemon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lemon-vs-leroy)
- **Lenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lenny-vs-leroy)
- **leafy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leafy-vs-leroy)
- **lefty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lefty-vs-leroy)
- **leaky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaky-vs-leroy)
- **Leahy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leahy-vs-leroy)
- **leary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leary-vs-leroy)
- **Lenox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lenox-vs-leroy)
- **leery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leery-vs-leroy)
- **leprosy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leprosy-vs-leroy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`elroy`, `leory`, `leroyy`, `lerroy`, `leryo`, `lleroy`, `lreoy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leroy